# Klopp

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,970

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From the German surname, from Middle Low German klopper (“clapper, hammer, bobbin”), from the medieval name Chlodobert, from Frankish for "famously bright," from Proto-Germanic derivatives of Proto-Indo-European *ḱlu-tó-s (“famous”) << *ḱlew- (“to hear”) + *bʰerHǵ- (“to be bright, shine”). Compare Proto-Germanic *hleumô (“hearing”) and *berhtaz (“shining, bright”).

## Easily confused with
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klopp-vs-kop)
- **Knapp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klopp-vs-knapp)
- **Knopf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klopp-vs-knopf)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kklopp`, `kllopp`, `klop`, `klpop`, `kolpp`, `lkopp`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/klopp